Varying Aesthetic Evaluations (03-30-16)
Pearce and his team carefully detail variations in aesthetic evaluations across time and place, indicating how experiences have, and will, differ.
Pearce and his team carefully detail variations in aesthetic evaluations across time and place, indicating how experiences have, and will, differ.
A study that will be published in Marketing Science, conducted by Soberman and Iyer, probed socially responsible purchases.
Wang, Zhu, and Handy report that textures we touch influence how empathetic we are.
The influence of hearing music on cognitive performance has been extensively researched and discussed in multiple previous Research Design Connections articles.
Nair and team researched the psychological implications of sitting up straight.
Research indicates that young people fall quite often, so it makes sense to eliminate trip hazards, etc., just as carefully in spaces they will use as in areas frequented by older individuals.
Children with higher body mass indexes (BMIs) are more reckless, which has implications for the design of many spaces, including pediatric obesity clinics.
New research confirms the value of encouraging stairway use via design by, for example, incorporating exterior windows and art into these spaces.
Being an expert influences what we see, literally.
Research by Chou, Parmar, and Galinsky argues for careful attention to user comfort, for example, close reviews of ergonomics, in spaces where people might experience economic insecurity.